Loss to the game and the football community, a genuine nice guy, character of the game who gave back at grassroots and left a smile on the face of many who met him.

RIP Spud thoughts are with Anita and all the family 

10 hours ago, Mach5 said:

For someone I’m not sure I’ve ever met, this is surprisingly gut-wrenching.

Vale Spud.

I felt the same way. I rarely feel sorrow over the death of strangers but I felt a serious blow over this.  Grief is a strange beast.

11 hours ago, Nasher said:

I felt the same way. I rarely feel sorrow over the death of strangers but I felt a serious blow over this.  Grief is a strange beast.

Most famous people suck, and deep down we know that. Deep down we know Danny Frawley was a good person, so it hurts.

To anyone who suspects they have depression. Ask for help, but importantly get the right help. Not just the first person you see. Primarily it is a chemical imbalance, nothing to do with strength or weakness. 

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1 hour ago, Sorry kids said:

To anyone who suspects they have depression. Ask for help, but importantly get the right help. Not just the first person you see. Primarily it is a chemical imbalance, nothing to do with strength or weakness. 

 

This appears to be self inflicted which is horrible. Bloody depression!!    A man who had everything to live for.... great family.. worked in an industry he loved (apparently)  and it still happened. Like others I did not know him  but gut wretched

Does Brayshaw go out with one of his daughters?

A timely reminder that tomorrow ( Thursday 12th September) is RUOK day and for the blokes on here, its never been more important to speak up, ask for help or make sure you ask someone if they ROK? One pretty simple question it can make a difference. 

21 minutes ago, premiers in my lifetime? said:

Does Brayshaw go out with one of his daughters?

 

I've always known of Danny Frawley as a champion footballer and media personality, but it was only after reading the words and sentiments expressed in these pages, that it hit home that he was also a champion person.  Thanks for the insights Demonlanders.

RIP Danny.  Sincere condolences to his family.

It’s so sad. He didn’t show up for his birthday celebrations on sunday. 

It had all got too much....

Spud was so humble that when asked to carry the Commonwealth Games torch in his leg he sought out children with disabilities to carry it with him. Our daughter was one of the lucky kids chosen- this act proved to me what a lovely guy he was. Such a tragedy - my prayers go out to his family and loved ones at this time.

This is an utterly bewildering and disrespectful blunder from the AFL social media team. What is wrong with people?

6 minutes ago, Mel Bourne said:

This is an utterly bewildering and disrespectful blunder from the AFL social media team. What is wrong with people?

An absolute disgrace. Saw that this morning and wondered who was going to fired from AFL HQ this morning. Then wondered if it was a clumsy attempt to get a WCE player peeing gatorade off the radar.

Last nights AFL 360 was just about as raw as tele gets. It so great to have a laugh, good for the soul, but its also great for the soul to have a cry.  

 

5 hours ago, gs77 said:

An absolute disgrace. Saw that this morning and wondered who was going to fired from AFL HQ this morning. Then wondered if it was a clumsy attempt to get a WCE player peeing gatorade off the radar.

Not my cup of tea for 'sliding doors', but think you've overreacted a tad:

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Trouble is, that has absolutely nothing to do with the concept of "sliding doors".

I often found it strange that people, vented and posted tributes to those they din’t know online.

I still don’t completely understand it with Frawley. But it has affected me. I hope his family are able to get on with their lives as best as possible.

Danny Frawley “spud” rip

 

 

Never thought I’d say this, but Channel7 and their commentators did a wonderful send off to Spud tonight, celebrated with a beer, well done lads. RIP spud, larger than life mate!

10 hours ago, Moonshadow said:

Not my cup of tea for 'sliding doors', but think you've overreacted a tad:

Nah man. It’s not about the underlying content’s virtue. Make sure notifications like that (Ding Dong??) don’t get broadcast on people’s screens.